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Look at This! We’re Uploading and Sharing a Staggering 1.8 Billion Photos a Day.Look at This! We’re Uploading and Sharing a Staggering 1.8 Billion Photos a Day.
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Courtesy of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Snapchat. Which one of these things is not like the other?

By Peter Kafka
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Iranian Judge Summons Facebook CEO for Breach Of PrivacyIranian Judge Summons Facebook CEO for Breach Of Privacy
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A conservative Iranian court opened a case against instant messaging services WhatsApp and Instagram.

By Reuters
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Facebook, Instagram Catching Up to Twitter in the Celebrity Arms RaceFacebook, Instagram Catching Up to Twitter in the Celebrity Arms Race
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Because famous people are just like us: They like pictures and videos, too.

By Peter Kafka
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Do Entrepreneurs Get Better With Age?Do Entrepreneurs Get Better With Age?
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Is age really just a number among Silicon Valley CEOs?

By David DuPont
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Advertisers Want Internet Stars, and Niche Wants to Connect ThemAdvertisers Want Internet Stars, and Niche Wants to Connect Them
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Matt Cutshall used to be a waiter. Now he’s making money as a micro-movie celebrity.

By Peter Kafka
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TuneIn Wants to Become Twitter for Web RadioTuneIn Wants to Become Twitter for Web Radio
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And more money, while it’s at it.

By Peter Kafka
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Throwing Back to the Origins of Throwback ThursdayThrowing Back to the Origins of Throwback Thursday
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“I’m a huge sucker for alliteration,” says the guy who helped kick off the social media phenomenon.

By Liz Gannes
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Can Android Conquer the U.S.?Can Android Conquer the U.S.?
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For starters, smartphone owners are far more tech-savvy than they were a few years ago.

By Si Shen
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Zuckerberg: More Than 200 Million People Use Facebook MessengerZuckerberg: More Than 200 Million People Use Facebook Messenger
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That’s comparable to Instagram’s popularity.

By Mike Isaac
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Facebook First-Quarter Earnings: What to WatchFacebook First-Quarter Earnings: What to Watch
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Spoiler: It’s still all about mobile.

By Mike Isaac
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Facebook Would Like to Know How You TextFacebook Would Like to Know How You Text
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What are your favorite apps for messaging? Facebook would like to know for ... research purposes.

By Mike Isaac
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New Rule: U.S. Startups With Eyes on Global Markets Are Picking Asia Over EuropeNew Rule: U.S. Startups With Eyes on Global Markets Are Picking Asia Over Europe
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Should your company join them?

By Joe Medved
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Spring Cleaning! Instagram Kicks Off Its First Big Spam Purge.Spring Cleaning! Instagram Kicks Off Its First Big Spam Purge.
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More photos, more problems.

By Mike Isaac
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Five Fascinating Nuggets From This Giant Fred Wilson Q&AFive Fascinating Nuggets From This Giant Fred Wilson Q&A
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The well-known VC discusses Tumblr’s sale, Turntable’s flop, and Instagram’s challenger.

By Jason Del Rey
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Instagram Is Down, Which Means No Coachella Selfies (Updated)Instagram Is Down, Which Means No Coachella Selfies (Updated)
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I’m pretty confident that publishing this post will end up restoring Instagram to working order.

By Jason Del Rey
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Predicting the Next Social Media HitPredicting the Next Social Media Hit
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We are wired for gossip, and it’s inevitable that products will arise to manipulate that basic impulse.

By Prerna Gupta
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Vimeo Buys Video-Making App Cameo, a Few Months After Its DebutVimeo Buys Video-Making App Cameo, a Few Months After Its Debut
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It’s Vimeo’s second app buy in the last year.

By Peter Kafka
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The Boys of Benchmark Talk About S.F.‘s Tenderloin, Diversity and Artisanal Venture Capitalism (Part One)The Boys of Benchmark Talk About S.F.‘s Tenderloin, Diversity and Artisanal Venture Capitalism (Part One)
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“We try to think of it as artisans practicing a craft.”

By Kara Swisher
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Yahoo’s Sales Head Brody Takes His First Tumblr by “Living the Dream”Yahoo’s Sales Head Brody Takes His First Tumblr by “Living the Dream”
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Welcome to the cool-kids table, Ned!

By Kara Swisher
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Selfies, Frontbacks and More: The New Wave of Mobile Photo AppsSelfies, Frontbacks and More: The New Wave of Mobile Photo Apps
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These apps take your mobile photos beyond the flattering Instagram filter.

By Lauren Goode
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Re/code on TV: King’s IPO, WhatsApp’s $19B Deal and Instagram’s New AdsRe/code on TV: King’s IPO, WhatsApp’s $19B Deal and Instagram’s New Ads
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Re/coders take to the tube to discuss the big tech news of the week.

By James Temple
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WhatsApp: Sequoia’s Second Big Facebook App DealWhatsApp: Sequoia’s Second Big Facebook App Deal
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Two for two is a pretty good track record.

By Mike Isaac
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“Girls” Star Lena Dunham Loves to Tweet, and Today Twitter Hearted Her“Girls” Star Lena Dunham Loves to Tweet, and Today Twitter Hearted Her
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“I tend to think that all media consumption is educational.”

By Nellie Bowles
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Instagram, Facebook Remove Accounts of Russian Hate GroupInstagram, Facebook Remove Accounts of Russian Hate Group
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But the “Russian Facebook” is slower to respond to reported offensive posts.

By Amy Keyishian
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Instagram Hacker Spots Bug to Expose Private PhotosInstagram Hacker Spots Bug to Expose Private Photos
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By Mike Isaac
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For Millennials, There Is No One True Social NetworkFor Millennials, There Is No One True Social Network
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Facebook is still the baseline, but we’re all over the place, according to comScore.

By Mike Isaac
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Here’s How Facebook Rewards Celebrities Who Post About the Super BowlHere’s How Facebook Rewards Celebrities Who Post About the Super Bowl
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Free ads and “internal organic” promotion.

By Peter Kafka
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Super Bowl Stats: TV Still the Hottest Medium for VideoSuper Bowl Stats: TV Still the Hottest Medium for Video
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No one is throwing a block party to watch a Twitter feed anytime soon.

By Bill Wise
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Seed-Funded Mindie Helps Make DIY Music Videos for Short Attention SpansSeed-Funded Mindie Helps Make DIY Music Videos for Short Attention Spans
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Today it’s “Vine set to music”; tomorrow it wants to be “the MTV of the mobile era.”

By Liz Gannes
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HBO’s “Looking” Refracts Our Modern Social Media(ted) LifeHBO’s “Looking” Refracts Our Modern Social Media(ted) Life
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“Instagram filters have ruined everything, and I can’t tell if this guy is hot or not.”

By Liz Gannes
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Vine Co-Founder Steps Down From Lead Role at CompanyVine Co-Founder Steps Down From Lead Role at Company
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That was fast -- though longer than six seconds.

By Mike Isaac
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Ani DiFranco Gets Tippi Hedrened by Twitter; Questlove Is UnscathedAni DiFranco Gets Tippi Hedrened by Twitter; Questlove Is Unscathed
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How to have a Twitter moment -- and not in a good way.

By Amy Keyishian